Hand-grip for firearms.



PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

0. S. DANIEL.

HAND GRIP FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION nun APE.25.1906.

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CHARLES S. DANIEL, OF MELBOURNE, WASHINGTON.

HAND-GRIP FOR FIREARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1907.

Application filed April 25,1905. Serial No. 257,323.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. DANIEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Melbourne, in the county of Ghehalis and State ofWashington, have invented a new and useful Hand-Grip for Firearms, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in means whereby the barrel of agun or other fire arm can be more conveniently held when taking aim.

The object is to provide a novel and simple device in the form of anattachment that can be readily applied to fire arms and held upon thebarrel at any point deemed desirable by the marksman, said deviceaffording means that can be conveniently and securely grasped when thegun is being aimed, and having no parts that are obstructively in theway either above or below the barrel. To this end, I secure a griplengthwise beneath a yielding clip that has each side a clamping lip andis arranged to snugly slip upon the usual barrel.

A further object is to provide a novel device that will constitute aprotection against the burning of the hand from the heated barrels inrapid shooting, said device also acting as a guard or protection to thehand in case the barrel bursts or explodes.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a fire arm showing theattachment in place thereon. Fig. 2 is a cross sectionalview of thesame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of theattachment disassociated from the fire arm.

Similar reference numerals designate correspondingparts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, a portion of a doublebarreled gun isshown, the barrels being designated 4, and being mounted in the usualmanner upon a fore I stock, the front end of which is shown, and isdesignated 5.

The attachment consists of a yielding barrel-embracing clip 6,preferably formed of resilient sheet metal and having its side marginsupwardly and inwardly curved to form barrel-engaging lips 7, the freeedges of which are spaced apart. A grip body 8 is employed that extendslongitudinally along the underside of the clip and is secured thereto byfasteners 9, passing through said clip and embedded in the body. Theouter face of the grip body is curved, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, andis roughened, as illustrated at 10. The inner face of the clip iscovered with a lining of leather-or other suitable material 11 whichprevents the marring or injury of the barrels, said lining covering theheads of the fasteners 9, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

At one end the grip body 8 has its upper portion beveled or recessed toform a seat 12, for the reception of the front end of the fore stock andthe lower portion of the clip, at the same end, is cut away, as shown at13, for the purpose of forming a seat to receive said end of the forestock.

In use, the grip is slipped over the ends of the barrels and movedtoward the stock to the position desired by the marksman, the springlips clamping the same with. sufficient snugness to firmly hold theattachment at any point desired. If the marksman has a short reach, thegrip will, of course, be disposed close to the stock, and this nearnessis allowed because of the seats 12 and 13, that receive the front end ofthe fore stock. On the other hand, if the reach is longer, the grip ismoved forwardly. By having the grip body disposed longitudinally beneaththe clip, a very convenient handle is formed which can be securelygrasped in a natural manner. Moreover, the view over the barrels issubstantially unobstructed and the grip does not depend far enoughbeneath the same to be in the way. Furthermore, the hand will not comeinto contact with the barrels, and, in case of an explosion, the hand isprotected to a very material degree by the overhanging clip.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

As an article of manufacture, a hand grip for fire arms comprising asingle piece solid grip body having'the upper portion at one enddownwardly beveled, a barrel-embracing clip consisting of a single pieceof resilient sheet metal having its side margins upwardly and inwardlycurved to constitute barrel engaging lips, said clip being disposedlongitudinally of the grip body andhaving its central portion resting onthe upper side thereof, the clip being wider than the grip body andhaving its central portion cutawayat the beveled end of said grip body,and fastening means passing centrally through the clip and centrallyinto the grip body for securing the two together.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoafiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. DANIEL.

Witnesses:

MASON IRWIN, D. W. FLEET.

